For some reason when I write in cursive, it's easier and flows better for me to read that when I print.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Cursive writing does not mean what I think it does.
I read on my iPad. But honestly, I prefer print.
I'm a very careful, slow writer, and I think a lot of that comes from the care required to be a hand-printer, where if something isn't spaced out enough, you take little slivers of brass or copper and put them between each letter.
I do a lot of revising on paper. Sometimes I think I should just write longhand - what I type reads very different once I print it out.
There is no doubt that it is more difficult to read and more difficult to write but I still manage.
Reciting lines is hard; making stuff up is much, much easier.
When I'm actually writing by hand, I get more of a sense of the rhythm of sentences, of syntax. The switch to the computer is when I actually start thinking about lines. That's the workhorse part. At that point, I'm being more mathematical about putting the poem on the page and less intuitive about the rhythm of the syntax.
It usually helps me write by reading - somehow the reading gear in your head turns the writing gear.
Penmanship means a lot to me. I don't have cursive penmanship, though. I've created my own penmanship. It's very clear. Everyone can read it. I write things down all day long.
I've not chosen to learn to read print. I can read simple words but it's so tedious.